Meanings
adjectiveskyscraping (comparative more skyscraping, superlative most skyscraping)
comparative more skyscraping · superlative most skyscraping · alternative sky-scraping
- Extremely tall; as tall as a skyscraper.
They built a skyscraping antenna so that they could reach a wider area.
nounskyscraping (uncountable)
alternative sky-scraping
- rareuncountableThe construction of skyscrapers.
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 摩天
- 摩天 (mótiān)extremely tall; as tall as a skyscraper
Finnish huippukorkea
- huippukorkeaextremely tall; as tall as a skyscraper
Hindi गगनचुंबी
- गगनचुंबी (gagancumbī)extremely tall; as tall as a skyscraper
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APA
skyscraping. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/skyscraping
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“skyscraping.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/skyscraping. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “skyscraping,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/skyscraping.
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